{"id":2220644,"date":"2024-04-14T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legislation-introduced-to-ensure-feds-pay-to-rebuild-baltimore-bridge\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T12:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T16:00:41","slug":"legislation-introduced-to-ensure-feds-pay-to-rebuild-baltimore-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legislation-introduced-to-ensure-feds-pay-to-rebuild-baltimore-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"New law proposed to guarantee federal funding for Baltimore bridge reconstruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flegislation-introduced-to-ensure-feds-pay-to-rebuild-baltimore-bridge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2220644&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lawmakers \u200cfrom Maryland, led by Senator\u200b Ben Cardin, have introduced a bill\u2062 known as the Baltimore BRIDGE Relief Act in Congress. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-electric-vehicle-push-might-stall-out-due-to-new-legislation\/\" title=\"New legislation could hinder Biden's electric vehicle push.\">proposed legislation aims<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-slow-walks-plans-to-give-cubans-internet-access\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Slow-Walks Plans To Give Cubans Internet Access\">secure federal funding<\/a> to fully cover the \u200breconstruction of\u200b the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. This bill seeks to amend the federal\u200b cost-share requirement for disaster-damaged highways and bridges, ensuring a 100% cost\u2062 share with the federal government within the initial 270 \u2064days post-disaster, aiming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-halts-biden-administration-program-that-discriminated-against-white-farmers-saying-lawsuit-could-be-successful\/\" title=\"Federal Judge Halts Biden Administration Program That Discriminated Against White Farmers, Saying Lawsuit Could Be Successful\">provide economic relief<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Lawmakers from Maryland, including the state\u2019s sole Republican representative introduced legislation in Congress to ensure the federal government foots the bill for reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p>Legislation was introduced in both chambers of Congress on Thursday to allow the federal government to fully fund the replacement of the collapsed bridge. The Baltimore Bridge Response Invests and Delivers Global Economic Relief Act, a bill by acronym known as the Baltimore BRIDGE Relief Act, would amend the \u201cfederal cost-share requirement for Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program for Disaster-Damaged Highways and Bridges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-crusade-against-ron-desantis-hits-new-low\/\" title=\"Media Crusade Against Ron DeSantis Hits New Low\">emergency relief funding<\/a> would ensure a 100% cost share with the federal government for the first 270 days following the disaster. Thus far the state has received $60 million.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ben Cardin, who introduced the legislation, in the Senate described the collapse as \u201ca human tragedy and economic tragedy \u2013 for Maryland and the nation.\u201d He called on his fellow lawmakers to work on healing from the disaster, saying, \u201ca new bridge can be a symbol of hope and resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The senator also said the federal government is a vital \u201cpartner\u201d in the process of rebuilding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe federal government is an essential partner in this gargantuan task of reopening the Port of Baltimore shipping channel and replacing the bridge with one built for modern-day commerce and travel needs,\u201d said Cardin.<\/p>\n<p>House Freedom Caucus member Rep. Andy Harris joined his fellow Maryland lawmakers in support for providing funding for the reconstruction, but ultimately doesn\u2019t want taxpayers to be \u201cheld responsible for costs.\u201d He said a \u201cnegligent, foreign-owned shipping company\u201d should be accountable for paying.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, however, says the legislation is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis legislation is a step in the right direction and will provide Maryland with the resources necessary to reopen the channel, rebuild the bridge, and hold any party responsible for reimbursing the federal government if found negligent,\u201d said Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Former Democratic House Majority Leader and Congressman Steny Hoyer says that reopening the Port of Baltimore and rebuilding the bridge \u201cas fast as possible\u201d is in the best \u201cinterest of every American.\u201d He added, \u201cTo vote against this legislation is to vote against the success of the American economy and the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The House Freedom Caucus released a statement last week warning against using some of the funds intended for rebuilding efforts on \u201cpork-filled\u201d spending projects. The caucus also said they would not vote on funding until the Biden administration lifts its ban on new sites for liquefied natural gas exports.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s difficult to predict if Harris will be able to sway fellow caucus members to support the legislation without making compromises.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland lawmakers, led by the state&#8217;s only Republican representative, introduced a bill in Congress to secure federal funding for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The proposed legislation in both congressional chambers aims to enable full federal financing for the bridge replacement project, introduced on Thursday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2220645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/baltimore-ship-1-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2220644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/baltimore-ship-1-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2220644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2220645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2220644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2220644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2220644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}